February 20th, 2013 by WCBC Radio
When the Allegany County Board of Education voted last week to not support County Commissioner Mike Mckay’s request to abolish the ex officio/nonvoting county seat on the school board- President Ed Root abstained. The issue apparently has now been cleared up with Mckay retracting the request after learning of the concerns of some of the board members. Root tells WCBC News that it’s important for the school board and the county commissioners to have a formal, public forum to discuss the myriad of issues of mutual concern…